Jim Courier vs Marat Safin — USA vs RUS Round Robin
USA vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 4 April 1998 ·
hard
Courier J.0-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-4
Safin M.
Courier J.
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Safin M.
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Jim Courier defeated Marat Safin 0-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the USA vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jim Courier claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jim Courier recovered from a 0–6 opening set to beat Marat Safin.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.